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Bomber vs Comber - What's the difference?

bomber | comber |

As a noun bomber

is bomber (aircraft designed to drop bombs).

As a proper noun comber is

a botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist thomas comber (1837-1902).

bomber

English

Etymology 1

(bomb)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
  • A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
  • A bomber jacket.
  • * 2012 November 15, Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world'' (in ''The Guardian )
    • First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.
  • (US) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
    • Derived terms
    * bomber jacket * suicide bomber * stealth bomber * superbomber * torpedo bomber
    Related terms
    * bombardier

    Etymology 2

    A shortened form of bombproof.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (climbing, slang) Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual).

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    comber

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who combs wool, etc.
  • A machine that combs wool, etc.
  • A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.
    • Synonyms
    * (long curving wave) breaker

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia comber) (Serranus cabrilla) (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • , the gaper, a fish found in European waters.
    • Derived terms
    * brown comber * painted comber * comber wrasse